Earnings Release • May 12, 2011
Earnings Release
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Aalst, May 12th 2010 – MONTEA (Euronext/MONT/MONTP) has published today its consolidated results for the period from January 1st 2011 to March 31st 2011.
This quarter, Montea recorded a positive net result of EUR 4.13 million, realised by:
<sup>3 The occupancy rate is calculated based on the occupied m2 in relation to the total m2.
Net current result or operating profit: net profit excluding profit on the property portfolio (code XV, XVI and XVII of the profit-and-loss account) and excluding IAS 39 (variation in the fair value of the interest rate hedging instruments). The variation in the fair value of the interest rate hedging instruments is part of the other financial charges in the profit-andloss account
<sup>2 The debt ratio is calculated in accordance with the Royal Decree of December 7th 2010.
Montea and Ondernemingen Jan De Nul NV have signed a lease agreement for a fixed period of 15 years for 18,048 m2 at the Tragel site in Aalst. Ondernemingen Jan De Nul is renewing the existing lease agreement for 13.642 m2 of storage space, on the one hand, while also signing an additional lease agreement for 2,497 $m2$ of storage space and 1,909 $m2$ of office space on the other. The lease renewal and extension have been signed at a rental yield that is in line with the existing lease agreement, generating a gross initial yield of 8.59%, based on the fair value. Ondernemingen Jan De Nul NV will use the storage space to store building materials and ship components.
Montea and Parts Express have renewed their current lease agreement with a new 9-year agreement (with the option to terminate after 6 years) for a $6,726$ m2 unit at the site in Mechelen. This lease agreement is part of the upgrade works being carried out on the existing warehouse space on behalf of the leaseholder. An additional five loading and unloading docks will be constructed by the end of 2011, enabling the site to be used as a highly efficient distribution centre. The upgrade will mean that the building can be used more flexibly, generating a higher property value as a result.
Montea and Caterpillar Logistic Services International NV have signed an agreement that will see CatLog also lease the five available units still remaining in Bornem. The units represent a total warehouse space of 5,507 m2, which will be leased until at least the end of January 2013. Caterpillar Logistic Service is now leasing the entire site in Bornem, with a total surface of $13,246$ m2.
Montea has launched a solar energy project for its sites in Grimbergen, Puurs, Bornem and Herentals. Supervised by Encon and Scheuten Solar, Montea is currently installing solar panels capable of generating an estimated 2.35 Megawatt Peak of power, which is equivalent to the average annual electricity consumption of over 650 households. As a result of this investment, Montea is also reducing $CO2$ emissions from the buildings by over 600 tons per year.
The power generated will be made available in the first instance to leaseholders at the sites, with any unsold energy being fed into the electricity grid.
| $\begin{array}{c} \text{minimize} \ \hline \end{array}$ MONTEA MORE THAN WAREHOUSES |
Total 31/03/2011 |
Belgium | France | Total 31/12/2010 |
Total 31/03/2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sites | 30 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 31 |
| Warehouse space (m 2 ) Office space $(m2)$ Total space (m 2 ) Development potential (m 2 ) Fair Value (EUR) Investment Value (EUR) Annual Contractual Rents (EUR) Gross Yield (%) Gross Yield on full occupancy (%) Property not let (m 2 ) |
392.338 m 2 45.263 m 2 437.601 m 2 69.720 m 2 € 18.516.157 7,96% 8,29% 17.766 m 2 |
246.522 m 2 $32.579$ m 2 279.101 m 2 43.220 m 2 € 232.516.000 € 139.992.000 € 92.524.000 € 241.119.000 € 143.834.000 € 97.285.000 € 10.808.591 7.72% 8,02% $9.796$ m 2 |
145.816 m 2 12.684 m 2 158.500 m 2 26.500 m 2 €7.707.567 8,33% 8,69% 7.970 m 2 |
392.338 m 2 45.263 m 2 437.601 m 2 69.720 m 2 € 232.990.000 € 241.527.000 € 18.353.525 7,88% 8,28% 21.306 m 2 |
330.595 m 2 44.720 m 2 375.315 m 2 69.720 m 2 € 203.544.000 € 210.369.000 € 15.240.672 7,49% 8,18% $30.241 \text{ m}^2$ |
| Rental value of property not let (EUR) Occupancy rate (% of m 2 ) Occupancy rate (% of rental value) |
€ 755.703 95,94% 96,08% |
€420.963 96,49% 96,25% |
€ 334.740 94,97% 95,84% |
€ 937.170 95,13% 95,14% |
€ 1.406.661 91,94% 91,55% |
The total surface of the property portfolio is 437.601 m2, spread across 18 sites in Belgium and 12 sites in France.
The fair value of the property portfolio fell by 0.2%. If the once-only adjustment to the site in Vorst is not taken into account, Montea recorded a positive variation in the fair value of its property portfolio of EUR 0.54 million (0.2%).
The gross return on the total of the portfolio was 8.29%, based on a fully leased portfolio, and this was unchanged in comparison with 8.28% at 31/12/2010.
Contractual annual rental income (excluding rental guarantees) was EUR 18.52 million, an increase of 0.9% in comparison with the situation at 31/12/2010. This slight rise is attributable entirely to the increase in the occupancy rate.
The occupancy rate was $95.94\%$ 4. The rise in comparison with $31/12/2010$ has to do mainly with the additional lease to CatLog at the site in Bornem.
<sup>4 The occupancy rate is calculated based on the occupied $m2$ in relation to the total $m2$ .
| CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (EUR) THAN WAREHOUSES |
31/03/2011 1st quarter |
31/03/2010 3 months |
|---|---|---|
| NET RENTAL INCOME | 4.616.672 | 3.992.967 |
| PROPERTY RESULT | 4.455.411 | 3.968.545 |
| TOTAL PROPERTY CHARGES | $-230.210$ | $-242.586$ |
| OPERATING PROPERTY RESULT | 4.225.201 | 3.725.959 |
| General costs | $-699.880$ | $-687.523$ |
| Other operating income and expenses | 143.370 | 2.082 |
| OPERATING RESULT BEFORE RESULT ON THE PORTFOLIO | 3.668.692 | 3.040.518 |
| Result on disposals of investment properties | ||
| Result on disposals of other non-financial assets | 125.168 | |
| Result in the fair value of investment properties | $-1.399.533$ | 630.581 |
| OPERATING RESULT | 2.269.159 | 3.796.267 |
| FINANCIAL RESULT | 1.878.833 | $-2.571.411$ |
| RESULT BEFORE TAXES | 4.147.991 | 1.224.856 |
| TAXES | $-16.433$ | $-2.049$ |
| NET RESULT | 4.131.559 | 1.222.807 |
| NET CURRENT RESULT | 2.402.325 | 1.767.478 |
| Number of shares entitled in the result of the period | 5.634.126 | 3.585.354 |
| NET RESULT PER SHARE | 0,73 | 0,34 |
| NET CURRENT RESULT PER SHARE | 0,43 | 0,49 |
The net rental income rose by 15.6% compared with the same period last year. This result was brought about by:
The 20.7% increase in the operational result for the result on the property portfolio was due mainly to the one-off windfall of EUR 0.12 million (review of the deductibility of VAT) in the first quarter of 2011.
Without this one-off windfall, the operational margin would have been 76.80%, a slight rise of $0.9%$
Montea is concentrating on raising its operational margin back over 80%. This will be made possible by the growth that Montea will achieve in 2011, without any significant increase to the cost base.
During the first quarter of 2011, a negative variation in the fair value of the property portfolio was recorded, determined mainly by the once-only negative variation in the fair value of the site in Vorst (EUR 1.01 million). This once-only negative variation is the result of a revaluation of the development potential at the Vorst site.
The financial result was affected significantly by the positive variation in the fair value of the hedging instruments (EUR 3.13 million) as the result of the continued rise in interest rates and the conclusion of EUR 50 million of forward hedging contracts in October and November 2010.
Without taking account of the negative variation in the fair value of the hedging instruments, the net negative financial result fell by 1.66%. This positive development is mainly attributable to the lower debt position compared with the same period last year. Montea's total net interest burden on its debt position was 4.24% at 31/03/2011, compared with 4.27% for the same period last year.
Montea has opted for a responsible policy and in so doing, the total debt at 31st March 2011 was covered 99.7% at a fixed rate of interest with IRS-type hedging instruments.
The positive change in the net current result of EUR 0.63 million is explained mainly by:
By contrast, the net current result per share (EUR 0.43 per share) fell by 13.5% compared with the same period last year. This is the result of the capital raising of EUR 40 million, with 2,048,772 additional shares whose full capacity has not yet been invested.
| $\begin{tabular}{ c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c$ CONSOLIDATED DNTEA BALANCE SHEET (EUR) WAREHOUSER |
31/03/2011 Conso |
31/12/2010 Conso |
31/03/2010 Conso |
|---|---|---|---|
| NON-CURRENT ASSETS | 238.481.135 | 236.465.744 | 205.339.018 |
| CURRENT ASSETS | 21.172.723 | 22.332.836 | 15.320.887 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 259.653.858 | 258.798.580 | 220.659.905 |
| SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | 128.238.116 | 124.106.556 | 85.699.052 |
| Shareholders' equity attributable to shareholders of parent company | 128.146.392 | 124.005.824 | 85.610.656 |
| Minority interests | 91.725 | 100.733 | 88.396 |
| LIABILITIES | 131.415.742 | 134.692.024 | 134.960.853 |
| Non-current liabilities | 66.933.771 | 69.539.252 | 128.028.569 |
| Current liabilities | 64.481.972 | 65.152.772 | 6.932.284 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY | 259.653.858 | 258.798.580 | 220.659.905 |
Total liabilities consisted of shareholder equity amounting to EUR 128.08 million and total debt of EUR 131.58 million.
Montea currently has contracted lines of credit with three Belgian financial institutions for a total of EUR 115 million, of which EUR 108 million (93.9%) is drawn down. The first lines of credit (48% of the total) all mature in fourth quarter of 2011.
Montea is currently involved in refinancing its existing lines of credit. The current cost of funding on its lines of credit is 4.42% (margin included). Taking account of market circumstances, the diversification of financial institutions and term, Montea will do everything it can to maintain its funding costs at between 4.5% and 5.0% in the medium term.
Montea's debt ratio5 is 46.79% and as such remains comfortably below the legal ceiling of 65%. Montea also complies with all of the covenants it has entered into in terms of debt ratio with its financial institutions on the basis of which Montea is able to have a debt ratio of 65% with the exception of one line of credit for 45 million EUR, for which the debt ratio is allowed to he 60%
| THE REAL PROPERTY OF STATE NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE (EUR) MONTEA |
31/03/2011 | 31/12/2010 | 31/03/2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net asset value based on fair value ('000 euros) | 128.146 | 124,006 | 85.611 |
| Number of shares entitled to share in result of the period | 5.634.126 | 5.634.126 | 3.585.354 |
| Net asset value per share (fair value) | 22,74 | 22,01 | 23.88 |
| Net asset value per share (investement value) | 24.27 | 23,53 | 25.78 |
$5$ The debt ratio is calculated in accordance with the Roval Decree of December $7th$ 2011.
The net asset value at 31/03/2011 was EUR 22.74 per share. If the negative variation in the fair value of the hedging instruments (IAS 39) is not taken into account, the net asset value is EUR 23.32. As a result, Montea has a discount of 6.1% in relation to the share price at 31/03/2011 (EUR 24.75).
Montea will continue its "pure player" strategy on the logistics and semi-industrial market in Belgium and France.
Montea is focussing on:
This press release contains some prospective declarations. These prospective declarations involve risks, uncertainties, and other factors which can imply that the actual results differ significantly from all future results or performances expressed in this press release. Changes of the economic situation, of the commercial or competitive circumstances following legal sentences to come or legislative amendments constitute, inter alia, significant factors that could influence these results.
Montea Comm. VA is a property investment company (Sicafi - SIIC), specialized in logistics and semi-industrial real estate in Belgium and France. The company wants to become a reference player in this market. Montea offers more than just storage sites and wants to give leasing clients flexible and innovative property solutions, thus creating value for its shareholders. As from 31/03/2011 the company's property totaled 437,601 m2 distributed over 30 locations. Montea Comm. VA has been listed on NYSE Euronext Brussels (MONT) and Paris (MONTP) since the end of 2006.
Joris Bulteel Whyte Corporate Affairs +32 2 738 06 21 [email protected]$
www.montea.com
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